Wild fish catch by gear type in Cameroon
Cameroon: Wild fish catch by gear type was 23,496 tonnes in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
23,496 tonnes
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
59th
of 111 countries
All-time high
24,796 tonnes
in 1971
All-time low
70.08 tonnes
in 1951
Years of data
68
1951–2018
Wild fish catch by gear type in Cameroon, 1951–2018
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 23,496 tonnes for wild fish catch by gear type in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wild fish catch by gear type in Cameroon peaked at 24,796 tonnes in 1971 and was at its lowest, 70.08 tonnes, in 1951.
That places Cameroon 59th out of 111 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.
Wild fish catch by gear type in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 70.08 tonnes | — |
| 1952 | 140.16 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 1953 | 560.64 tonnes | +300.0% |
| 1954 | 1,752 tonnes | +212.5% |
| 1955 | 2,920 tonnes | +66.7% |
| 1956 | 3,212 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1957 | 2,982 tonnes | -7.2% |
| 1958 | 3,048 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 3,340 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1960 | 3,599 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1961 | 4,241 tonnes | +17.9% |
| 1962 | 5,910 tonnes | +39.3% |
| 1963 | 8,154 tonnes | +38.0% |
| 1964 | 8,801 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1965 | 9,610 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 12,521 tonnes | +30.3% |
| 1967 | 12,822 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 13,979 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1969 | 16,748 tonnes | +19.8% |
| 1970 | 23,859 tonnes | +42.5% |
| 1971 | 24,796 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 20,229 tonnes | -18.4% |
| 1973 | 18,497 tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 20,077 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 21,991 tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 23,466 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 22,057 tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 23,088 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 22,907 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 22,096 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 20,841 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 19,399 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 18,411 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 17,665 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 17,324 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 16,680 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 16,095 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 15,574 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 15,079 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 14,842 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 15,078 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 15,324 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 15,266 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 14,908 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 15,647 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 14,719 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 14,446 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 15,526 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 15,548 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 16,516 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 12,772 tonnes | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 13,318 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 10,839 tonnes | -18.6% |
| 2004 | 11,856 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 11,388 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 8,472 tonnes | -25.6% |
| 2007 | 14,759 tonnes | +74.2% |
| 2008 | 17,354 tonnes | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 11,010 tonnes | -36.6% |
| 2010 | 9,889 tonnes | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 9,983 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 10,207 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 10,432 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 10,429 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 10,427 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 18,164 tonnes | +74.2% |
| 2017 | 23,089 tonnes | +27.1% |
| 2018 | 23,496 tonnes | +1.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 23,496 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43,597 tonnes, 54% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 23,496 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,282 tonnes, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wild fish catch by gear type in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | +300.0% | 140.16 tonnes | 560.64 tonnes |
| 1954 | +212.5% | 560.64 tonnes | 1,752 tonnes |
| 1952 | +100.0% | 70.08 tonnes | 140.16 tonnes |
| 2007 | +74.2% | 8,472 tonnes | 14,759 tonnes |
| 2016 | +74.2% | 10,427 tonnes | 18,164 tonnes |
| 1955 | +66.7% | 1,752 tonnes | 2,920 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,003 tonnes | 70.08 tonnes | 3,340 tonnes | 9 |
| 1960s | 9,639 tonnes | 3,599 tonnes | 16,748 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 22,097 tonnes | 18,497 tonnes | 24,796 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,916 tonnes | 15,079 tonnes | 22,096 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,130 tonnes | 14,446 tonnes | 15,647 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,828 tonnes | 8,472 tonnes | 17,354 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,013 tonnes | 9,889 tonnes | 23,496 tonnes | 9 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.9031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1685 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 332.28 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4433 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wild fish catch by gear type in Cameroon?
- Wild fish catch by gear type in Cameroon was 23,496 tonnes in 2018, according to Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wild fish catch by gear type recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 24,796 tonnes in 1971.
- What is the lowest wild fish catch by gear type recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.08 tonnes in 1951.
- How does Cameroon rank for wild fish catch by gear type?
- Cameroon ranks 59th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is wild fish catch by gear type rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Wild fish catch by gear type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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